ASU is a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament and faces No. 7 Texas.

Arizona State is back in the NCAA Tournament, just the second time in eight seasons under coach Herb Sendek. Now the Sun Devils have to rediscover their winning ways.

ASU is the No. 10 seed in the Midwest Regional. The Sun Devils open the tournament Thursday in Milwaukee against No. 7 Texas. The Longhorns are 23-10, tying for third in the rugged Big 12. An ASU win could set up a matchup with No. 2 Michigan. The game will be at approximately 6:40 p.m. on CBS. It follows the No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Wofford game, which is slated to begin at 4:10 p.m.

(Raw video) The team got the No. 10 seed in the Midwest and will face No. 7 Texas in Milwaukee on Thursday.

"Everybody has a sense of rebirth going into the tournament," Sendek said Sunday. "I don't think the games that were most recently played necessarily carry over. I've done it long enough to see so many stark examples of that."

ASU enters the tournament at 21-11. The Sun Devils went 10-8 in the Pac-12, tying for third place but struggled the final two weeks. The Sun Devils lost five of their last seven, including their final three.

The Sun Devils watched the NCAA selection show from a warehouse turned "mancave" owned by one of their donors. Staff members handed out gold T-shirts that read "Hot Game." The team ate while huddled around six televisions, including one that took up an entire wall. It was a moment they have not experienced in five years, the previous time the Sun Devils heard their name on Selection Sunday.

ASU Men's Basketball was selected for the NCAA Basketball Tournament Sunday afternoon, and will play their first tournament game in Milwaukee against Texas on Thursday.
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Before the show, associate head coach Eric Musselman walked up to senior forward Shaquielle McKissic and asked simply, "You nervous?"

"A little," McKissic replied.

Jermaine Marshall, who played in the NCAA Tournament during his time at Penn State, overheard the conversation.

Like ASU, Texas struggled during the final weeks of the regular season, losing five of eight. The Longhorns were projected to finish eighth in the Big12 preseason poll but surprised in Rick Barnes' 16th season. Texas posted wins over North Carolina, Iowa State and Kansas, rising to as high as 14th in the AP Top 25 poll.

The Longhorns don't shoot well — just 32.4 percent from 3-point range — but hit the offensive boards nearly as well as anyone in the country. Throughout the season, ASU has struggled against such teams.

March 13, 2014 - Arizona State Sun Devils guard Bo Barnes (4) shoots the ball against the Stanford Cardinal during the first half in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

March 13, 2014 - Arizona State Sun Devils guard Bo Barnes (4) shoots the ball against the Stanford Cardinal during the first half in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

March 13, 2014 - Arizona State Sun Devils cheerleaders perform against the Stanford Cardinal during the second half in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The Cardinal defeated the Sun Devils 79-58. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports